Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-04
RREHTTIEs.


BREVITIES.
Mr. J. fountain, Of While kiyef' =
!. town visiting friends.
"a. Mastlc broke her circulating
- IA, bad it repaired yesterday,
- IN b. Oh 70 work today.
ro,,iou Of the MshIhoFn block, re-
..,,iS IA 10 Fsauehtbai Brothers, and
,.ovsd 10 Front street. ts 10 be convert
~ into 4 laundry.
p.y,ona the expert, has been employ.
- - wait QpOn Messrs. Wheeler and
p.s,1 daring their examination Of the
TressuFsF's books.
The ueg boiler vas lowered into tie
kaId Of the steamer Rainier yesterday
s5,ssuooo, Mt. A. o. BsFiaman having
charge Of the work.
Oar hsrbor IL remarkably bare 90 far
ynyoe vessels are ooucoFned, bat there
"a Large feet doe, including two steam
- and half a dozen OF more sailing
vessels.
Harmony Lodge No. knights Of
psthjaa hays issued complimentary ~
vitstioas 10 3 feW friends to attend
soeIal aud dance 10 be given 81 tnsiF
Castle Hail this evening.
TIA tug Pioneer Was in port yssieF
A.v n, he iFst time since she vas laid
az Tor repairs. A number Of eafpen-
tsrs are SIN on board OF her, gut
ilae on the finishing touches.
"a. Powers has received q pAoto-
sssuh Of the target OF tho Carson rms
isasl, IN their recent successful shooting
match. The photograph shows remafk-
abe sail on the part Of the Nevada
shooters.
Itia stated here on The authority Of
Rheyia Ooohrane, thatsO. 4. WegeneF,
Ala Ferdinand Werner, better ka5wn
kereabouta as Herr Most" has been
suuOinted 70 a lucrative position 10 the
Isnd Department Of the Government
VIM. Mclaughlin has taken ean-
sEaot 10 move tue old Methodist chareh,
rsrsonaee and Bfawley cottage from
tbelr present site TO the LoneakeF prep |
~. one block distant, for 500. de e
no1 AZ work raising the church. which |
will be on wheels today.
The aAneasurement Of the Co.man |
Bros.' steam Yacht Lstona shows her TO |
81 ander Ave tons net measurement, |
ana consequently abe requires no Cos
tom House pagers, except eertihoate |
AZ inspection. George Colman viii be |
her ueuaed engineer and la renee Col
man. Captain.
W. L. Green, the teamsleF, had
breakdown yesterday, while hauling 9
load OF coal no town. The hind axle
on bis wagon broke short on. letting tns
weRon bed down ~ the ground. fof-
tanately Mr.. Green bad gentle team,
a. 10 Incident might hare resulted 10 /
something more serious.
brakeman on the Newcastle train
Fsports that no LEES than a dozen tfamps
weut through the car striking plsaen-
gers for money yesterday sixteen
ssnae oas OF the round house yesterday
morning 81 Renton. They seem 70 be
tfampinR from Tacoma, aud aiong aae
line OF The Northern Pacihe.
rhe receipts from boz rents collected
snd clamps sold at the seattle post
ssce fo,- the mouth Of July, 1881, were
saa7 81, fer the month OF Jnly. laab.
xlls3 rs, bsioq an increase OF s6I8ol
sveT tbe corresponding month OF last
vesr. or abont 81 peg cent. In The sale OF
stamps, and ~ per sonL IN box rents
collected.
Frank II. Wlnslow, Depoly Collsetor
~ Ousioms. handed In the follow
inc fas publication; In BoWd9innsinl
Name. July 18th, Mrs. Sarah small
disd, aged l0t years end neafll
months. she leaves dauehter aRed -
VeaTs. and a COO aged So years. and
Rnnd children, great grand celloten,
ana Great, great grand children nun
eeFtnx over it0 liviag descendants. sns
uas the Oldest inhAbitant In tue town
and county. How Is the above for good
old New EnalAHdf
Iast Sunday night . stranger came TO
gaAttle with his blankets on bis back.
he vas broke and sick anc did not
know what 10 DO or wheIe 10 lay his
head. Ia passing aloug railroad avenue |
he arauled into one OF the old buildings |
hslonRiue 90 Mr.. fealeF. which was re-
eenllv gated hy iiFe aud water. and |
laid down ia one corner In his blankets. /
Tie fact Of his being there was report
% 10 the authorities. hGs uomehoW the
information did NOT take eSsct antll
sesissday evening. when TIE eaaefsF
gAs taksu 60 Providence Hospital Tor
tFeaimeot ills condition Is said TO De
critical.
Tha hiehF.t hiAa recsired by the Navy
DspAftuant for condemned var Nesseis
Al Mare Island we're Easoo for the Cy
Ans BY W. +. kisheil, $ie,S0l for The
Nashusetts bv a. 4. Garrett, Sis.A3s
az the LAckawsnnA and 9is,0o2 Tor the
sAerxu.ioah. beth the latter By Garrett,
All ina ass are above the appraised
salue az ths vessels. The bids vii
rFaAaAlv ~ assarted and the vessels
eteA bv their uaw csSeFs for The ecass-
wtse lsu,beF trade l6s Uyase was 3
RFttish var vessel Ia the wA1 = lsl2
was captured aud since has done unto
tsFrupted service In The navy Of Tie
United States-
A gentleman 10 British Oaiamhia
writes ss follows here 10 so indian
here named Captain George. chief q
large tribc. WHo Is al honest fellow HE5
i tuxious % obtain uofk fof Dis meS.
u yea Sould inquire 10 Seattle and
and Gus Il there IL any one aFeunu
there WAnttps men - piek hers. Capt
George h ready 90 leave utte loo q rs
trios 10 woFk,N Any subscriber Of the
fasI lSruIkaKNcxs Whs wishes % &c
eaFs pickeis viii he given Shs address
u TIE Agent Who vrcte this letter %
Ealing a. the once any Afternoon iois
week
In order to ascent foE tAa tFialns IN
Srease Of pognlation in fieree eoeniY--
- dafiog the pasf two yeaEa-toe la
eera8 Nsss, three times over tn stnGAe
article. Gays that the census waa that Of
tsN. iks aenaas Was az ISL, ard The
seant US n0a eouapleted untii Angnsi
ia Gthef it fsFthcg altemVts % 40
eoani Ter the small Papciation By tns
IhlneSs e1palssou Of iesA, Ihe pApSfi
ADD pecpie q the terusiEss are ggstty
sofs egeE tie bad shagiue made foi
tes2 b TIE eeasas ieksr Of lse5
See tFi3eEily performed his daiN 70 Z
eetsaeh saS sanacieotioos manner. ~
pesitng 10 more pScpse 10 The coaail
IAN BE actually fsasd.